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Tag Archives: Winnipeg
Ten planning lessons from Winnipeg, Manitoba
The following is another post in an ongoing series which highlights ten important planning lessons from various cities around the world. Below are the ten planning lessons I’ve learned from two visits to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – one in 2005 and the other … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, branding, Bus transportation, Canada, cities, civics, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, land use, marketing, North America, Passenger rail, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged architecture, art, branding, Canada, cities, culture, design, history, land use, Manitoba, planning, rail, transit, urban planning, Winnipeg, zoning
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Five Chinatown Gates in eleven days
Here are photographs taken of Chinatown Friendship Gates in Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Victoria, Canada; as well as Seattle Washington during our recent train trip across Canada and the Pacific Northwest. In Winnipeg, there is an especially lovely Chinese Garden … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, Canada, China, cities, diversity, downtown, geography, land use, landscape architecture, North America, peace, pictures, placemaking, third places, tourism, Travel, Welcome
Tagged Canada, China, chinatown Gates, cities, gardens, land use, Seattle, Toronto, tourism, travel, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg
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25 Most transit-friendly cities of Canada
Below is a list of the 25 most transit-oriented cities in Canada based on data provided by MoneySense utilizing 2006 Census transit data. The percentage given represents the percent of commuters who utilize mass transit. As one can see, the race for the top spot … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, Canada, cities, civics, climate change, culture, density, energy, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, North America, planning, pollution, rail, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, technology, transit, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged bus, Calgary, Canada, cities, commuting, environment, Halifax, mass transit, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, rail, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg
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Righting a terrible wrong from 15 years ago – Winnipeg gets its beloved Jets back
Finally, the National Hockey League (NHL) has corrected a terrible misdeed from 1996, when the Winnipeg Jets were transferred to Phoenix and became the Coyotes. Winnipeg’s beloved Jets were gone, as was a part of this great city’s soul. On … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Cities, entertainment, sports
Tagged Canada, hockey, sports, Winnipeg
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“My Winnipeg” and “One Great City”
The other night, just by chance I watched a documentary film on the Sundance Channel entitled, My Winnipeg, by filmmaker Guy Maddin. Having thoroughly enjoyed my lone visit to this metropolis of the Canadian prairie six years ago, I was … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Canada, Cities, civility, entertainment, government, land use, movies, Music, politics, Travel
Tagged Canada, cities, documentaries, entertainment, family, movies, music, Winnipeg
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